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Cromwell Valley Park HawkWatch-Balto. Co.

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James Meyers

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James Meyers

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Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:40:55 -0400

After Saturday's wet and cloudy conditions, Sunday dawned partly sunny, dry and quite promising.  Shortly after 8:00 AM the first Sharpies appeared, and by 8:30 small groups of Broad-wings began to rise from the north and north-west.  Several kettles formed close-by and overhead, the largest group numbering 36 hawks.  The morning sun reflected beautifully off of their wings as they swirled around, gained height, then moved off silently.  Always a delight to see!  By 10:00 AM the BWs were fairly high, passing by in groups ranging from 5 to 28 birds.  
Of particular interest was the Bald Eagle movement today.  Twenty two were counted heading south while a handful of locals remained in the reservoir area.  This number of migrant B. Eagles shattered our previous single day record of 14 birds.  One tight group of 5 B. Eagles passed the radio tower just after 11:00 AM.  
We had pretty good views of several Merlins shooting by fairly low, while most of the Sharpies were quite high through out the day.

CVP HawkWatch   -Sunday 9/18/11  8:00 AM to 6:00 PM -  over 30 observers/visitors at various times

Broadwings - 602

Sharpies - 67

Coopers - 8

Osprey - 17

Am Kestrel - 9

Merlin - 5

N. Harrier - 4

B. Eagle - 22

Un Id. Accip. - 1

Un Id. Falcon - 1

Un Id. Raptor - 1

Jim Meyers 
Parkville MD

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